A relative of a police academy cadet, killed in a suicide
bombing attack, cries as he holds his coffin during a funeral procession
in Sanaa July 14, 2012. (photo by REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah Ali Al
Mahdi)
The Yemeni government is facing obstacles in the information and
intelligence war against the al-Qaeda cells scattered across most of the
country’s provinces. In contrast to the army’s easy victories
against al-Qaeda's main strongholds in the provinces of Abyan and
Shabwa, along with the air strikes that dealt al-Qaeda heavy losses in
their leadership, accomplishments
in the intelligence field have been sparse. Sanaa, the Yemeni capital,
has failed to curb al-Qaeda’s attacks on the state’s military and
security institutions.
The state’s weak intelligence capabilities are worrying Yemeni
officials and the international envoys who recently conducted a series
of discussions with government officials in order to strengthen the
government’s capacity in this regard. Yemen’s allies see good
intelligence as vital to the war on terror, especially since al-Qaeda
decided to move away from direct confrontation and toward guerrilla warfare.
Yemeni officials recognize that tightening security procedures and increasing the armed forces’ ability to repel al-Qaeda attacks in Sanaa and other areas has not prevented al-Qaeda cells from scoring several successes. Over the weekend, al-Qaeda resumed its attacks in the province of Hadramaut, where an assassination attempt injured a senior military commander. In Aden, security forces foiled an attempt to destroy the Political Security (intelligence services) building.
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Summary:
Yemen’s military and
security services have scored successes against al-Qaeda, but the
government is still weak when it comes to gathering intelligence — a key
component of the “war on terror,” according to US and EU officials.
Abou Bakr Abdallah reports that al-Qaeda sleeper cells are still capable
of carrying out attacks in the country.
Publisher:
Al-Khaleej (U.A.E.) Original Title: Fears of Escalating Al-Qaeda Attacks in Yemen Author: Abou Bakr Abdallah Published on: Thursday, Jul 26, 2012 Translated On: Thursday, Jul 26, 2012 Translator: Rani Geha |
Yemen Yemeni officials recognize that tightening security procedures and increasing the armed forces’ ability to repel al-Qaeda attacks in Sanaa and other areas has not prevented al-Qaeda cells from scoring several successes. Over the weekend, al-Qaeda resumed its attacks in the province of Hadramaut, where an assassination attempt injured a senior military commander. In Aden, security forces foiled an attempt to destroy the Political Security (intelligence services) building.
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